A 24-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Iva on Monday while her 2-year-old daughter was found in the house unharmed, Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said.

Shore said Tabatha Nicole Duncan was found in a pool of blood in her home on Broad Street around 2:30 p.m. Shore said the father of Duncan's boyfriend, who has not been identified, went to check on her and had to break a pane of glass to get into the house.

He discovered Duncan's body and called 911, according to Shore.

"The paramedics called for backup when they saw blood in the home," Shore said.

Shore said Duncan lived with her boyfriend, whose name has not been made public.

The boyfriend told investigators that he went to work around 6:30 a.m. Monday but did not see Duncan before he left the house, Shore said.

The 2-year-old girl is in the care of family members, the coroner said.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is assisting the Iva Police Department with the case, said Shore, who is also investigating the case.

The Iva Police Department is small and does not typically investigate many homicides each year. A forensics team from SLED was called in from Columbia to assist with the investigation, Shore said.

A search warrant was obtained for the home after Duncan's body was found. Representatives of the coroner's office remained at the home as of 7 p.m.

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